Month: June 2014

Literally I am updating FROM THE ROAD. Just kidding. I am not. I am updating from a public library off of a tiny road in a tiny town. Today I've biked fifty miles because I'm every level of crazy, yes I am. I have fifteen to go and this day of PALM-tour is complete. Oh,... Continue Reading →

Hey all! Here we are, looking at lovely things! Happy Thursday! OK, let's just start with the fluffies! Little pudgy piggies! You can view a guinea pig daily...but, I love that their names are posted along with their images. Some of those names, man, are just TOO CUTE!! If you haven't encountered The Sartorialist yet...for... Continue Reading →

Hey all!! It's time to view more links and more links! Today's topic: mommy blogs. I am all over these suckers. Especially the Catholic mommy-blogs. I've linked her a million of the times, but Camp Patton is an instant classic: funny and beautiful and deathly honest. Oy! How do you feel about sassy-pants? You feeling... Continue Reading →

Hey all, As you know, I'm off for a week of riding my bike across the state. But, to keep things interesting, here are some internet links for you to read. I'll try to have different topics through the week. Yeah, internet! As you know, my favorite John Blase is the man. I usually read... Continue Reading →

New game! What if I kept every description exactly fifteen words? Sound fun? Let's try! 😀 --- 1 --- I leave for a sibling bike trip across the state tomorrow. Sore booty, I imagine. --- 2 --- Yesterday I was able to finish a retreat workbook for a friend. Glad I'm done! --- 3 ---... Continue Reading →

From what I understand/ have been told, there’s a famous short-story by Leo Tolstoy where a series of things happen—some considered “good,” others “bad.” During the course of these events people will comment to the protagonist, “How fortunate!” or “How unfortunate!” and his answer is always something along the lines of, “Who knows if we... Continue Reading →

The beginning of this needs to be the beginning, otherwise, indeed, I just happened to throw another event and take a photo and, really, you could look anywhere on the internet to find more inspiring food or boy-scout approved bonfires or backyards better-weeded than mine (at the moment. cough). The beginning is that: antsy-me still... Continue Reading →

It's probably sacrilegious to say this But I feel that eating summer-peaches, Them bursting with sweet and sticky syrup Running down my fingers, face and chin, Is (almost) sacramental. We're told of the visible signs of the invisible reality And I hear you on marriage, communion, reconciliation, et al. But somehow my spine-craned posture over... Continue Reading →

--- 1 --- Guess what I did last night?? PICKED OUT EVERY NOODLE IN A BOX OF MAC-AND-CHEESE OUT OF A BIN OF LAUNDRY. My dad helped me, though. My mother DID NOT. She just stood there and narrated that the pillowcase was a lost cause. Which it was. BUT STILL. --- 2 --- My... Continue Reading →